Stevie; Directed by: Steve James: Produced by: Steve James Adam Singer. Critic Collin Souter of Efilmcritic.com named Stevie the best documentary of the. Fancy watching 'Stevie' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Steve James-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we.
UPDATE, 8:45 AM: In a keynote speech at this evening, CEO said that the company is creating a scripted series with the team from Best Picture Oscar winner Spotlight. Without divulging many details, he said the untitled series will look at journalists breaking important stories. This is part of Participant’s expansion into producing TV content as reflected below.PREVIOUS, EXCLUSIVE, 8 AM: Participant Media is teaming with Hoop Dreams director on series America To Me, which is currently in production. This is the first unscripted project from Participant and follows a year in suburban Chicago’s Oak Park and River Forest High School, one of the country’s most exemplary and diverse public schools, as students, teachers and administrators grapple with decades-long racial and educational inequities — in addition to the challenges facing today’s teenagers. Related StoryJames is series director and executive producer via his longtime production home, Kartemquin Films, along with Gordon Quinn, Betsy Steinberg, and Justine Nagan.
Participant’s Jeff Skoll and Diane Weyermann are also executive producers. Kartemquin received a grant from the John D.
And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to contribute to the production. Participant has worldwide rights.CEO David Linde says America To Me “further demonstrates and perfectly represents our commitment to producing socially relevant entertainment. Expanding into the unscripted realm with this vibrant and compelling series with a filmmaker of Steve’s caliber and creative vision is incredibly exciting for us.”James adds, “I am thrilled to be working with Diane and her team at Participant.
They’ve made it possible for us to do a series I’ve wanted to do for over 10 years. I truly believe the story of Oak Park and River Forest High School can be, in many ways, the story of race and education for young people in America today.” KartemquinIn 1994, James directed, produced and co-edited the critically acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams. The film was nominated for an editing Oscar — and famously sparked an outcry when it was not nominated in the Best Documentary category, leading to changes in the Academy’s nominations process.
James’ other credits include Stevie, The New Americans, The War Tapes, At The Death House Door, The Interrupters and the 2014 Roger Ebert docu Life Itself.